Golf tee



. witLIAM F. MAHoNY, oF wnsHINGToN, nis'rnic'r Patented Julie 16,151,925'.

TES P ATENT 'OFFICE'.- Q

or 'coLMnInf l Goin? nppncatmn inea February 1.1; 1924. serial nu'. 692,072.

To `all it, may concom n l Befitkn'own that'I, WILLIAM F. MAHONY,

' 'a citizen of the United States, residing at l'1817 Newton St. NW., in the city of Wash` in'gto'n, 4District of Columbia, have invented new and usefulflmprovements in Golf Tees,

" a of whichfthe following is a specification.l

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A` n :In the disclosure herewith, the invention iisV ,worked out indifferent forms, audit will be tion.

like numerals indicating li several views, 10 indicatesa mat'of. rubberlor obvious that other v-ariationsncan bemade without departing 'from the princlple of my invention.. y. v 1

I .have shown. in the accompanying drawings, two embodiments "of it, and gin ,-said drawings:' I 4 lgFigyl is avplanviewfof a' golf tee mat constructed in, laccoi-dance with my yinven` ).Fig. e is 'a Side-'edge .vitwjsfjshe ma, shown in Figpl. i x s o Fig. 3 is anv end edge view partly: insel-ofv tion of the mat shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a View of amodified formof'mat'."

Referring '.to the drawin s byfnumbers,

otllensuitable materiah -Itfxna belof any :convenient shape and size,l an fif'de'sired, .maybe madel in'two parts'as shovvnf,1ny Figs'. 1' and'2, and, hinged togetherv by-su1table links 1v1 orequivalent` devices. Thefinat 10 shouldbefofsuitable, Weight and thick.-

y lnessi to lie snugly upon thete'e, and fit may, if desired, shownjin F igll 3, be embedded l inthe earthandf pinnedior. otherwise secured by by suitable pin-members 12, s kas to hold it securelyfin place..

The mat 'IOfw'ill 'be-,provided with a series et tees lwhich-.will be'of varying heights either-lengthwise of the mat as shown in Fig. 2, or transversely-of the mat as shown in Fig. 3 and `it is obvious that the tees' may be variously grouped so far ass-.height is concerned, it being understood, however;

that there Will be one row, for example the l i -therefrom,

.hnei'ghts nection with the other views. Withfthis construction, a mat is provided Which4 may be rolled closely fortransportation and storage, e parts vthe r' tion in the heights of the tees will be -widthwise of the mat instead of lengthwise theres of, as shownin Fig. 2. It is clear that the `groupings and. arrangements of tees may be varied as desired. Each tee 13 isl suliiciently it' to sin-glyand independently support a ball "By providing the hinged sections as shown, the mat may be conveniently folded up for handling or storing.

.The tees 13v mayfand preferably Will be,

. c hollow and open through the mat asshown In` orderl that theinvention may be clear,

vIn the form there Lshown,the mat is made 'co spaced apart from its adjacent teeto permit 4 up of blocks 14, pinned'together by suitable fastenings 1 5, spacer blocks vided-to alternate with the tee blocks;v The tee blocks have the tee members 1 7 projectpreferably of rdilerent as shown and described inK conf 16 being l pro'-A and one which'is. adapted by reason ofits i skeleton arrangement to engage closelythe ground or embed itself readily in the earth.

While thelpurpose of myvinvention 4is to arrange in closeproX'imity, heights, so as to provide avery' considerable parentl the invention is equally adaptab where thetees .are of uniform it is desiredl to tees, any one o :whichcan 4be used.

l; 'A golftee having a mat 'portionand a v` plurality of rows of tees extending across the niet, said tees being s aced apart to permit each teel to support a all.

tees of varying height, and4 yrovidefsii'nply a'plur'ality of l .number from which to select, it will be alla Such changes as are 1within the skill ofthe mechanicand obviousva'riations of the con-, 95

2. A golf tee having a mat portion and. a

plurality of rows of tees of dierent heights extending across the mat.'

3. A goli` tee having'a mat portion and a plurality of.V rows of tees of gradually in' creasing heights extending across the mat.

4. -A golf tee having a Inatportion formed of articulated link members and tees projecting from' some ot the link members.

5. A golf tee having a mat portion :formed of articulated link members, and tees projecting from alternate rows of link members.v 6. A golf tee having a met portion formed' of articulated link members and tees of dif- `ferent heights projecting from alternate rows of link members. A

ln testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand'.'

WiLLiAM F. MAHONY. 

